With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics set for July 24-Aug. 9, the normal PGA Championship date must shift. While San Francisco's climate is infamously unreliable due to nearby coastal fog, the PGA of America has options for the 2020 playing date, most likely in late spring or early fall.

The PGA will have back-to-back public-course venues (Bethpage will host the 2019 event) after many years of avoiding municipal or state-owned courses. Harding Park is co-managed by the PGA Tour.

The course, designed by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting in 1925 and renovated in 2002, hosted the 2005 WGC-American Express Championship. In 2009 it hosted the Presidents Cup and has since hosted the Champions Tour's Charles Schwab Cup season-ending event three times.

With Harding hosting the PGA in 2020, that sets up three majors in California over three years, beginning with the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach in 2019 and the U.S. Open for Torrey Pines in 2021.

This year's event is at Valhalla from Aug. 7-10.

Joe Durant, David Frost and Doug Garwood shot 6-under 64s to share the lead at the Senior Players Championship in Pittsburgh. Still drying out after days of steady rain, Fox Chapel offered little resistance. Bernhard Langer, Corey Pavin and Larry Mize were among eight players at 65.

Colin Montgomerie, the Senior PGA winner last month, had a 69, while defending champion Kenny Perry had a 70.

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Danny Willett and Rafa Cabrera-Bello shot 8-under 64s to share the BMW International lead, while U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer opened with a 71 in Cologne, Germany. Kaymer is from Düsseldorf, about 20 miles from the course.

Track and field

Alysia Montano, 34 weeks pregnant, ran the 800 meters in the U.S. Outdoor Championships in Sacramento. The five-time national champion finished in 2 minutes, 32.13 seconds in the qualifying rounds, just seven weeks before she's scheduled to give birth to her first child. That the 28-year-old former Cal star finished last in her heat didn't matter.

"I've been running throughout my pregnancy and I felt really, really good during the whole process," said Montano, who maintained a relaxed pace. That was according to the plan she laid out after consulting her physician. "What I found out mostly was exercising during pregnancy is actually much better for the mom and the baby."

Kibwe Johnson won the men's hammer with a heave of 243 feet, 4 inches.

Amanda Smock won the women's triple jump on her final attempt at 45-2﻿1/4. Union City's Ciarra Brewer was second (44-6¼), and Alitta Boyd, also of Union City, was 13th (42-0).

NFL

Washington signed Jerry Rice Jr., son of the Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver. Rice had 11 receptions for 86 yards in 2013 in his lone season at UNLV. He had transferred from UCLA. The former Menlo School-Atherton star had a tryout with the 49ers this offseason.

Colleges

Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops' salary will jump to $5.25 million for this season. He made $5 million last season.

Justin Martin is transferring to SMU from Xavier and is expected to be eligible next season after earning his degree. He averaged 11.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a junior last season.

NHL

Florida has the top pick in Friday's draft, but there is no consensus No. 1. The top candidates include: Kingston Frontenacs center Samuel Bennett, Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad, Kootenay Ice center Sam Reinhart and Prince Albert Raiders center Leon Draisaitl. Buffalo has the second pick, and Edmonton, Calgary and New York Islanders complete the top five.

Former Vancouver enforcer Gino Odjick says he has a rare terminal illness. Odjick, in a letter on the Canucks' website, said he was diagnosed with AL (Primary) Amyloidosis two months ago. The disease is "causing abnormal protein to be produced and deposits are being formed on my heart," Odjick, 43, said. "It's hardening my heart and my doctors aren't sure how long I have to live."

Motor sports

Kyle Busch made it 5 for 5 this season in the NASCAR Truck Series, holding off Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. at Sparta's Kentucky Speedway.